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Alamosa March 25, 1939

March 25, 2009 10:56AM
No. 115 with engine 478
Conductor Hurley
Engineer Arnell (to Chama)

Depart Alamsoa 7:10 AM with 7 cars
Antonito set out 2 cars for No. 425
Arrive Cumbres 10:44 AM
Depart Cumbres 10:47 AM
Arrive Chama 11:30 AM
Depart Chama 11:35 AM Engineer Fitzer
Arrive Durango 4:35 PM

No. 116 with engine 470
Conductor Edmiston
Engineer House (to Chama)

Depart Durango 11:40 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Chama 4:25 PM
Depart Chama 4:30 PM Engineer Arnell
Cumbres times not shown
Antonito pick up 2 cars from No. 426
Arrive Alamosa 9:05 PM

Chama extra east with engines 464 and 486
Conductor McLaughlin
Engine 464 Larimer
Engine 486 Marsh

Depart Chama 2:25 AM with 14 loads
Arrive Cumbres 4:40 AM
Engine 464 depart Cumbres 4:45 AM light arrive Alamosa 9:50 AM
Engine 486 depart Cumbres 5:05 AM with 28 loads 3 empties
Arrive Alamosa 12:10 PM

Chama extra west Dulce turn with engine 483
Conductor Knight
Engineer Deusmere

Depart Chama 2:25 PM with 3 loads 1 empty
Arrive Dulce 6:15 PM
Depart Dulce with 1 load 1 emtpy
Lumberton pick up 19 loads and 1 empty
Arrive Chama 9:40 PM with 24 loads 3 empties

Alamosa extra west with engines 482 and 484
Conductor McClaughlin
Engine 482 Boyd
Engine 484 Larimer

Depart Alamosa 11:38 PM with 31 loads 18 empties
Antonito coal and water, swithing
Sublette 25 minutes water and eat
1 hour MP 325 1/2 pulled draw bar RG 3501 and put car behind caboose
Arrive Cumbres 8:48 AM with 27 loads 33 empties
Engine 482 depart Cumbres 8:50 AM light arrive Chama 9:55 AM
Engine 484 depart Cumbres 9:20 AM with 27 loads 33 empties
Arrive Chama 10:40 AM

Santa Fe Branch

No. 425 with engine 476
Conductor Pheney
Engineer Holly

Depart Antonito 8:50 AM with 5 loads 3 empties
Arrive Santa Fe 4:30 PM with 2 loads, RPO 61, coach 306

No. 426 with engine 473
Conductor Willis
Engineer Allbee

Depart Santa Fe 9:57 AM with 1 merchandise, 2 empties, RPO 62, coach 320
Arrive Antonito 5:30 PM with 5 loads 5 empties

Salida No. 315 and No. 316
Conductor Hallock
Engineer Runyan

Depart Salida 7:00 AM with 5 cars
Arrive Gunnison 10:58 AM
Depart Gunnison 6:30 PM with 5 cars
Delayed 17 minutes Gunnison to Buxton slow orders
Arrive Salida 10:10 PM

No other activity over Marshall Pass

Salida extra west with engines 498 and 493
Conductor Sloan
Engine 498 Crylie
Engine 493 Cullinan

Depart Salida 8:25 AM with 2 loads 4 empties
1 baggage car
1 mail car
1 coach
1 company wheels
1 empty DP
1 merchandise
9:40 AM to 11:35 AM doubling, 2 trips Mears Jct to Poncha Pass (pick up loads Mears Jct)
Engine 493 return light to Salida, arrive 12:50 PM
Villa Grove 25 minutes water and eat, 10 minutes switching
Hot Springs 10 minutes set out
Moffat 10 minutes pick up
Hooper 15 minutes pick up
Mosca 10 minutes pick up, (include 2 sheep for Kansas City via AT&SF)
Arrive Alamosa 5:40 PM with 37 loads 5 empties

Silverton Branch

No. 461 and No. 462 with engine 459
Conductor Fry
Engineer Katschaler

Depart Durango 8:45 AM with 3 loads
MP 493 3/4 50 minutes shovel and plow slides
Arrive Silverton 1:00 PM 40 minutes eat, turn and switching
Depart Silverton 1:40 PM with 6 loads, 4 ore for El Paso, combine, caboose
Arrive Durango 5:30 Pm

Crested Butte Branch, Cerro Summit, Ouray Branch, Farmington Branch, no activity

I will end these daily posts for now.
I have enjoyed providing this information, it is satisfying and rewarding even though very time consuming.
Perhaps at a future date I could resume a daily posting as time permits.
I appreciate the positive responses that have been posted here.

Jimmy
Subject Author Posted

Alamosa March 25, 1939

Jimmy Blouch March 25, 2009 10:56AM

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Coyote March 26, 2009 09:45AM

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billsdnr March 26, 2009 11:02AM

Big thanks for your time and efforts Jimmy!!!!!!!!!! yawning smiley)

drgwk37 March 26, 2009 02:02PM

Agreed....THANK YOU JIMMY

Samart March 26, 2009 05:56PM

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